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In remembrance of the Tangiwai disaster, 60 years ago on 24 December 1953.

In remembrance of the Tangiwai disaster, 60 years ago on 24 December 1953.
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In remembrance of the Tangiwai disaster, 60 years ago on 24 December 1953.
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The Tangiwai disaster is New Zealand's worst ever rail accident. It occurred on 24 December 1953 when the Whangaehu River bridge collapsed beneath a Wellington to Auckland express passenger train at Tangiwai, in the central North Island of New Zealand. The locomotive and first six carriages derailed into the river, killing 151 people. The Board ...

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Tangiwai / Disaster / New Zealand / New Zealand History / Archives / Archives New Zealand / 1953 / Christmas / Trains / Train / Crash / New Zealand Railways Corporation / 24 December 1953 / Whangaehu River / Mount Ruapehu

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